Public water system · MN5360120
ActiveNorthernaire Houseboats
At a glance
Northernaire Houseboats (PWSID MN5360120) is an active transient non-community water system in Koochiching County, Minnesota. It reports serving 30 people through 3 service connections. Its primary water source is purchased surface water, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in April 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
30
Service connections
3
Primary source
SWP
Purchased surface water
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Northernaire Houseboats compare with other water systems in Koochiching County?
By EPA's size categories, Northernaire Houseboats is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Koochiching County has 33 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 286 people per system, and accounts for 0.3% of the 9,442 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Minnesota, the 6,465 active systems average 820 people each. Nationally, the average active transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Northernaire Houseboats is well below that figure.
What does “transient non-community water system” mean?
A transient non-community water system serves places where people do not stay long, such as gas stations and campgrounds, and regularly serves at least 25 people a day for at least 60 days a year. Minnesota has 5,008 active transient non-community water systems, 77% of the state's 6,465 active systems. Purchased surface water means the system buys surface water from another public water system rather than drawing its own. 37 Minnesota systems (0.6%) list purchased surface water as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Northernaire Houseboats?
EPA lists Northernaire Houseboats as privately owned. The MN state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 22 of the 33 active systems in Koochiching County (67%) are also privately owned.
Does Northernaire Houseboats have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in April 2025. By type: 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved is Revised Total Coliform Rule. EPA lists 1 as archived. Archived means the violation was not marked resolved but is more than five years past the end of the noncompliance period, so it no longer counts toward current compliance status.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Archived |
The one violation in EPA's records.Labels and codes come from EPA's SDWIS reference tables. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found. "Health-based" marks violations of a legal limit or required treatment.
Northernaire Houseboats: frequently asked questions
Who runs Northernaire Houseboats?
Northernaire Houseboats (PWSID MN5360120) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MN state drinking water program.
How many people does Northernaire Houseboats serve?
Northernaire Houseboats reports serving 30 people through 3 service connections in Koochiching County, Minnesota.
Where does Northernaire Houseboats get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as purchased surface water. Purchased surface water means the system buys surface water from another public water system rather than drawing its own.
Does Northernaire Houseboats have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in April 2025. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found.
Is Northernaire Houseboats' water safe to drink?
AquaCensus shows EPA compliance records, not current water test results, so it cannot say whether the water is safe at a given moment. EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in April 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MN state drinking water program.
Where can I find Northernaire Houseboats' water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Northernaire Houseboats is a transient non-community water system, so it is not required to publish one; like every public water system, it must notify the people it serves about violations under EPA's public notification rules.
Other water systems in Koochiching County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| International Falls | Koochiching | 5,637 | Community | Surface water |
| Ranier | Koochiching | 565 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Littlefork | Koochiching | 542 | Community | Groundwater |
| Y Knot Quick Stop | Koochiching | 500 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Sha Sha Resort | Koochiching | 300 | Transient non-community | Surface water |
| Rainy Lake Houseboats | Koochiching | 200 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
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About this data
Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and SDWA violation records, via EPA ECHO, as published October 1, 2026 — AquaCensus refreshes it quarterly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: AquaCensus, “Northernaire Houseboats, PWSID MN5360120, Minnesota”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/minnesota/northernaire-houseboats-mn5360120 (data as of October 1, 2026).